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If peace and security are the earmarks of a successful foreign policy, the foreign policies pursued since the end of the first World War by the great Western powers were certainly less successful than any pursued by these powers since the end of the Napoleonic Wars. To say this, of course, is only to state the obvious. That the succession of failures is rooted in a marked decline in the political intelligence of the Western world is less obvious. Yet the recognition of that relationship is decisive for the understanding of the disease which holds the modern state system in its grip.

"The Realpolitik of Evaluation shines a light on the divergent demands for evaluation. But what explains the "gap" between what those on the "demand" side expect in terms of evaluation results, and the "supply" of information provided by evaluators? Can anything be done to narrow this gap? What works and what doesn't work? Examining these questions from both the demand and the supply side, experts describe ten different global examples of the gap between demand and supply of evaluation information in different contexts. In an attempt to bridge that gap, they effectively expose the biases behind supposedly non-partisan sources of evaluation information and highlight the pros and cons of attempts to bridge the gap through the use of third parties, enhanced stakeholder involvement, and the incorporation of Social Science models to strengthen Theories of Change (ToC). The Realpolitik of Evaluation is an important book that poses questions at multiple levels of thinking. It will be of great interest to policy-makers, program implementers, and project managers"--

Cover -- Half Title -- Series Page -- Endorsements Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- List of Figures -- Acknowledgements -- 1 Purpose and Overview -- Part I: The Community Engaged University -- 2 Public Value and the University -- 3 Social Impact and the University -- 4 Politics of University Social Impact in Democracies -- Part II: Case Studies in Community Engaged Teaching and Learning -- 5 Introduction to Cases -- 6 Students as Professional Citizens -- 7 Deliberative Public Problem Solving -- 8 Conversing with Strangers about Institutional Racism -- 9 Discovering Solutions to Maximize COVID-19 Vaccine Participation through Public Conversation -- 10 Building New Dialogues about Critical Race Theory in Divided Communities -- 11 Coproducing Community Conversations on Divisive Issues -- 12 Synthesis of Findings across Cases -- Part III: Case Studies on Professional Development for Democratic Renewal in Divided Communities -- 13 Strengthening Democracy in Cities and Counties: An Introduction -- 14 Combating Disinformation in Local Governments -- 15 Preparing Relationally Intelligent Local Government Managers -- Part IV: Reflections for the Future -- 16 Future of Community-Engaged Teaching and Learning: Public Value, Social Impact, and Politics -- 17 Strategies for the Community-Engaged University -- Appendix 1: Syllabus for Public Service Leadership -- Appendix 2: Final Issue Maps (Public Service Leadership) -- Appendix 3: Syllabus for Deliberative Public Problem Solving -- Appendix 4: Deliberative Public Problem Solving: Sample Issue Map -- Appendix 5: Syllabus for MPA Capstone (Fall 2020) -- Appendix 6: Syllabus for MPA Capstone (Spring 2021) -- Appendix 7: Syllabus for MPA Capstone (Fall 2021) -- Appendix 8: Syllabus for MPA Capstone (Fall 2022) -- Index.

A surprising range of scholars return to the works of Aristotle as a source of fresh perspectives on their disciplines. Furthering that aim, an eclectic group of classicists and political scientists discusses the importance of Aristotle's political and ethical writings--for example, the Poetics, the Rhetoric, the Politics, and ethical and historical treatises--to contemporary approaches in political and social science. The collection examines underlying concepts such as production, race, class, and gender, as well as more traditional Aristotelian topics such as justice, monarchy and democracy, and the relationship between law and constitution. Emphasizing contemporary relevance and following Aristotle himself, this volume proceeds on the premise that the human sciences do not seek simply to increase knowledge but rather to benefit human life

For some time, the growing stature of political science as an independent social science has been a notable feature in American universities. Yet, up to the present time, the categories of this new field of scientific endeavor have not found their way into the indexing departments of libraries, nor have they been recognized by indexers of other collections. Even the editors of encyclopedias, people of great learning and ability, have omitted some of the most significant topics of political science, because of the lack of any accepted index indicating the range of the field and focusing attention upon its primary categories. The American Political Science Review itself is confronted with the problem of a suitable subject-index. The growing complexity of all kinds of materials bearing upon the work of political scientists, and more particularly the increasing mass of public documents, has become more and more baffling. Even the skillful indexers of the Congressional Record, for example, seem unaware of the major topics of interest for political science, and thus no sign-posts of the usual kind have been made available to workers in our field.

ABSTRACTThis article describes a course designed to help political science majors formulate career goals, apply for internships and full-time positions, and eventually succeed on the job. Students benefit from exposure to guest speakers representing a range of careers and from collaborations with other campus institutions (e.g., the career center and graduate programs). Additionally, students produce job-market materials that highlight how their education has prepared them for life and work. Offering a similar professional-development course can help departments to increase enrollments and majors by increasing students' confidence in the career prospects associated with their major.

This paper employs public opinion data from a nationally representative probability sample to examine how information encounters and exposure to different media sources relate to individuals' beliefs about global warming. The analyses indicate thatmedia source exposure(i.e., exposure to news and information about science presented through different media outlets),intentional information exposure(i.e., deliberate exposure to global warming news coverage), andinadvertent information exposure(i.e., unplanned exposure to news and information about science that is encountered online while searching for other forms of information) relate to beliefs about global warming, in significant and meaningful ways. Namely, the findings show that both intentional information exposure and inadvertent online information exposure associate withdisbeliefin human-made causes, catalysts, and consequences of global warming. Theoretical and social implications of the findings are discussed and contextualized in light of the rapidly evolving media environment.

"This chapter deals with public understanding of uncertainty in climate science and policy taking a closer look at how laypeople perceive and make sense of the non-knowledge about the topic. Based on original research with Swedish focus groups, among others, the authors conclude that the uncertainty about causes and consequences might not be the most pressing issues. Rather they see that the questions regarding the individual responsibility to mitigate climate change and the effectiveness of responses to climate change can be even more confusing. An implication for global change management would be to address more systematically the blindspots related to effectiveness of policies and measures tackling climate change." (author's abstract)

D. Hume's political science was a turning point in the history of political thought. It was a structured attempt to form an experience-based political science along the lines tried by the philosophers of antiquity. Its discussion of forms of government, the mixed government of Great Britain, the role of the legislature, influence of the government on social conduct, sources of military power, the wisdom of colonial acquisition, merits of the policies of Greece & Rome in antiquity, & its conception of a perfect republic, are all a systematic response to the works of Machiavelli, Harrington, Bolingbroke, & others. Hume's concept of constitutional government is derived from a consistent application of experimental reason to the political domain. Therefore, his political science offers a new theory of republican government which has deeply influenced United States thinkers, eg Hamilton & Madison, who found it applicable to great mercantile societies. Modified HA.

This study aims to identify the persuasive discourse used by Risma during her speech in the firsthand takeover of her position as Indonesian Minister of Social Affairs. Teun Van Dijk theory is chosen in this study due to the purpose of this study is critical discourse analysis. Teun Van Dijk theory divides three parts of critical discourse analysis; macrostructure, superstructure, and microstructure. During her speech, Risma used persuasive utterances to influence the audiences of the staffs in the Ministry of Social Affairs Indonesia. This research designed in qualitative approach. The researcher used content analysis combined with Teun Van Dijk theory in critical discourse analysis in analyzing the data. The findings showed that Risma eventually used particular expression to persuade the audiences. Risma tended to give examples related to the job function of Ministry of Social Affairs. These actions were supposed to engage the staffs work well at the government institution. This study contributes the future researchers to dig up critical discourse analysis in depth.Keywords: political, persuasive, critical discourse analysis, RismaPidato persuasif politis menteri sosial Indonesia: Analisis wacana kritisAbstrakPenelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengidentifikasi wacana ajakan yang digunakan oleh Risma selama pidatonya dalam serah terima jabatan sebagai Menteri Sosial Indonesia. Teori Teun Van Dijk dipilih dalam penelitian ini dikarenakan tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah analisis wacana kritis. Teori Teun Van Dijk membagi tiga bagian analisis wacana kritis, yaitu makrostruktur, superstruktur, dan mikrostruktur. Selama pidatonya, Risma menggunakan ucapan yang mengandung ajakan untuk mempengaruhi peserta yang mana mereka adalah staf Kementerian Sosial Indonesia. Penelitian ini dirancang dengan pendekatan kualitatif. Peneliti menggunakan analisis isi yang dikombinasikan dengan teori Teun Van Dijk dalam analisis wacana kritis dalam menganalisa data. Temuan hasil meunjukkan bahwa Risma sering kali menggunakan ekspresi ...